Method for making boxes



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J. J. TYER METHOD FOR MAKiNG BOXES Filed Feb; 24 1923 2 Sheets-Shoot '1 gnwnhn July 15 1924;

J. J. TYER METHOD FOR MAKING BOXES Filed Feb. 24. 1923 2 Sheets-Shut .2

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Application filed February 24, 1923. Serial No. 621,025.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. Time. a citizen of the United States, residing at- Greensboro, in the county of G'uilford and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods for Making Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in methods for making boxes and particularly a shouldered box and an associated cover and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved method of this general character wherein the boxmay be formed of two or more parts so cut as to be shaped and formed around a core and wherein said parts are effectively maintained in assembled relation by the use of one piece of trimming paper and applied by one gluing operation, said assembled parts'being cut as desired and in a manner to form the box bottom part and the'box cover part, the core being removed after the required incision or out has been made.

The novel features of'my invention'will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in perspective illustrating the initial step in my improved method;

Figure 2 is a view in perspective illustrating a second step; I

Figure 3 is a view in perspective with por tions broken away illustrating additional steps;

Figure 4 is a view in perspective with a portion broken away illustrating a manner of cutting;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken through the assembly as illustrated in Figure 4;,

Figure 6 is a view in perspectiveillustrating a further embodiment of my invention;

In my method I employ a core C of requisite dimensions and which may be made of wood, 'metal or any desired material and which is provided therethrough with the openings 1 in which the digits of a hand are adapted to be inserted to remove the core after the box has been completed. A marginal portion of the core C is defined by the outstanding flanges 2 of a width substantially equal to thethickness of the inner or first side strip 3. The flanges 2 also provide a surface equal to the larger face of the box structure preferably the top.

As herein disclosed the core G is placed upon a suitable support with the flange 2 lowermost and a sheet or box bottom part 4 of cardboard cut to proper size and configuration is superimposed upon the core as illustrated in Figure 1. The strip 3 is then applied around the sides of the core C, said strip 3 constituting the box shoulder strip. The outer or secondside strip 5 is then applied around the strip 3, said strip 5 constituting the box wall strip. A sheet or box top part 6 of cardboard is applied upon the face of the core C defined by the flanges 2.

After the foregoing assembly of the box parts the strip 7 of box trimming paper or the binding paper part is applied around the strip or part 5. This strip or part 7 has adhesive applied to a face'thereof whereby the strip may be efiectively and conveniently applied. The strip 7 is also of a width materially in excess of the width of the strip or part 5 so that the marginal portions of the strip 7 may be caused to overlap and be adhesively secured to the marginal portions of the sheets or parts l and 6 and also to the edges of the strips or parts 3 and 5 whereby the various parts of the box are effectively maintained in assembled relation. It is to be particularly noted that the parts of the box are maintainedin such assembled relation by a single adhesive or gluing opera tion.

After the parts of the box have been properly assembled an incision is made at a de sired position through the strip 7 and the outer strip or part 5 whereby the lid and box are separated from each other and with the box provided with the shoulder for requisite coaction with the lid. The incision 8 may be produced at any point between the longitudinal margins of the outer strip or part.

5 in order to produce a box with a full shoulder or with a shoulder only reaching a part of the way'up toward the top. The location and character of theincisiondoes not however form any particularpart of myinvention.

In Figure 6 I illustrate a modified form of my invention wherein the sheet or box bottom part 4' has the box shoulder strip part comprised in the flaps 3 particularly formed with the box bottom part or sheet 1' while the flaps 5 are comprised in the box wall strip part and are integrally formed with the box top part or sheet. In Figure 6 an adhesive strip is "applied to this form of box and the requisite incision made through said strip and the flaps 5' in the samemanner and for the purpose as hereihbefor'e "set my invention. This embodiment illustrated in Figure 6 is for the purpose to clearly show that the box proper may be built in various Ways.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that my improved method is particularly adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be employed and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptibleof some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood" as limit-"mg myself totlie pre cise arrangement and formation of the several parts hereinshown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim.:

*1. A, method of making a shouldered box and lid therefor consisting in forming a closed hollow member from a plurality of separable parts, applying a single adhesive strip around the sides of the hollow member and'engaged with the top and bottom thereof to hold the parts assembled, and making an incision through the binding strip and certain of the parts to separate the hollow member into a shouldered box and lid.

. '2. A method of making a 'boX consisting in forming around a core a: closed hollow member of a plurality. of parts, applying a single adhesive strip around the sides of the h0llow member and engaged with the top and bottom thereof for holding the parts assembled and then cutting an incision through the binding strip and certain of the parts to separate the hollow member into a shouldered box and lid. forth with respect to the first embodiment of 3. A method of producing a shouldered box and lid consisting in building a hollow closed member of a plurality of parts providing side walls of separable parts, applying a single adhesive strip around the sides of the member for holding the parts of the member in assembled relation and then cutting through the adhesive strip and the outer parts of the side walls to divide the member into a shouldered box and lid.

4;. A method of producing a shouldered box and lid consisting in building around a core a hollow closed member of a plurality of parts providing side walls of separable parts, applying a single adhesive strip around the sides of the member for holding the parts of the member in assembled relati'on and then cutting through the adhesive strip and the outer parts of the side walls to divide the member into a shouldered box and lid.

5. Avmethod of making a shouldered box and lid therefor consisting in forming a closed hollow member fro n'a plurality of separable parts, applyinga single adhesive strip around the sides of the. hollow memher and engaged with each of the parts of said member to hold the parts assembled, and making an incision through the binding strip and certain of the partsto separatethe i plllow member into a shouldered box and In testimony whereof I hereunto 'afiix my signature.

JOHN J. TY-Eii. 

